Anthony Fantano: Music, Art and Radical Politics | Doomscroll

My guest is @fantano Anthony Fantano, a music critic and the voice behind @theneedledrop. We discuss the role of politics in art and music, his origins in the anti-war punk scene and the strange state of American counter-culture today. Part 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/doomscroll-ii-127684492 Music scenes used to serve as a gateway to anti-establishment politics. It was once common to find DIY anarchist zines at the local punk show. Now these political subcultures exist almost entirely online and have dissolved into the newsfeed. https://www.patreon.com/joshuacitarella 0:00 Intro 0:52 Social media & fragmentation 8:34 Growing up & political background 15:44 Alt-media is not the underdog 19:55 Kanye & culture wars 27:34 Shock & transgressive art 38:47 Right-wing counter-culture 45:43 Radicall messages in art 54:27 Aesthetics vs politics